Hello, my name is Chris Russell and I’m based out of Jacksonville, Florida. I’m currently a police officer and retired from the US Navy after 20 honorable years. I’ve since been evaluated as being 100% permanent and totally disabled by the Veteran’s Administration due to my PTS/TBI and depression incurred from military service.

In addition to law enforcement, I’m also a CrossFit Level 4 Coach, gym owner, MMA coach, and mentor for a men’s recovery group.

What brought me to this sacred healing place was my journey through addiction and recovery. At the time, I had no idea that it was an addiction since I assumed “everyone was doing it” so no big deal, right? …Wrong.

For most of my adult life, I used the unhealthiest coping strategies to avoid the pain stemming from my childhood. Trauma that came from both bad things that shouldn’t have happened, but more importantly the good things that should’ve happened but never did. It was these unprocessed negative emotions that caused the sadness, bitterness and eventual anger towards the world. In short, I was a ticking time bomb. I didn’t necessarily want to feel better…I just wanted to feel different.

Enter the substance abuse, binge drinking, chronic porn/masturbation, shoplifting, stealing, lying, and everything else you can think of to dissociate from reality. But the biggest unwanted behavior and addiction for me was my hyper sexuality and promiscuity. It was a secret I mastered…all while being a husband and father. And it was the one thing that brought me to my rock bottom.

I can stand here today to report that I’ve been freed from the shackles of lust, infidelity, and promiscuity. I’m now happily married to the most forgiving and loving wife with two wonderful and amazing children. And it’s with extreme gratitude that I give all thanks to God for the therapeutic work of psychedelic assisted therapy. I’ve been the recipient of ibogaine, 5-MeO-DMT, ayahuasca, and psilocybin treatment. This opened up the world of healing for me and because of the amazing work from my integration coaches, it made me want to pursue becoming a coach in order to give back to others and walk alongside those seeking their own healing journey.

My intent and focus is to work with Veterans and First-Responders within this space. That said, I’m willing to work with anyone who can resonate with my story and who is truly seeking redemption and authentic healing. My approach is first and foremost with compassion, empathy, and non-judgmental understanding. I’m not a therapist or a counselor that has all the “subject matter expertise of information”, but I do have the been-there-done-that experience and know first-hand exactly what you’re going through if my story is similar to yours. I cannot wait to meet you and walk with you on your journey!